No enemy? Make it yourself. A good reporter always has something to write about. From the pen of the Australian employee of the “Sydney Morning Herald” Lindsey Simpson, who moved from Scotland in 1976, three books were published in collaboration with Sandra Harvey. One about the killer husband, the second about the maniacs, and the third is the most popular ( "Brothers in arms", 1989?), about the biker showdowns that occurred in September eighty-four and resulted in the death of seven people, one of whom was a fifteen-year-old onlooker.
The three-hundred-page volume consists of sixteen chapters, which already from the sixth chapter describe the preparation for battle. And then, according to the chronological logic of events: 7. Viking, 8. Battle, 9. After the battle, 10. Night, 11. Next day, 12. Morning raids, 13. Prison and so on. In 2012, according to this journalistic investigation at the Australian studio Scrintime, a rather experienced director of Greek origin, Petya, shot a six-part film.
The three writers did not bother and the sequence of the plot was completely taken from the book. And because of this, the internal monologues and reading of the notes only appear in the final episode, cluttering it. If the script were diluted evenly with such emotions and reasoning, as with the insertions of diaries in Sons of Anarchy, then the series would look more harmonious. But that didn't happen. Most likely, out of fear of Australian creators to be known as a clone of “Sons”. However, the effect has been achieved in reverse - there is no doubt about the imitative nature of "Wars", and the plot imbalance causes irritation.
The film begins with a dense statement of events, which is not disturbed until the fifth episode, when the viewer suddenly falls into a vacuum - instead of the development of action in the atmosphere of the film, the pressure of emotions and the life of completely left-wing characters, such as the girl who accidentally fell under a bullet (rather fraction, because the bikers had hunting smoothbores), hangs. In the last series, however, they made a good move: in the final fight they showed how the shot people fell, and they began to reveal who shot whom only later, in the form of repentance of the shooters.
The author of the book, a scotlac, clearly sympathizes with the president of the original club, also of Scottish descent. His monologues are relished and framed by all sorts of manifestations of respect from the listeners. But if judged impartially, the importance of both the book and the series is greatly exaggerated. Come on! The paranoid veteran decided to create an army, because he saw some “enemies” all around him, and a bunch of unbalanced criminals, whose fists were scratching with idleness, not only took an example from him, but also organized their front so that there was someone with whom to play war with? And because of their drunken and drugged games, a child died.
In general, the series "Biker Wars" and in the sweeps are not suitable "Sons of Anarchy" - not the scale, not the angle of view, and the time is not that. Although the film is quite high quality. If someone is tired of watching “Sons” over and over again in anticipation of something like this, then “Bikie Wars” is quite suitable for warming up the eyes. If you are looking for a way to escape from the snares of the metropolis to freedom, to rid your children of the corrupting influence of motley street punks, to settle in the fresh air away from supermarket poison, fuel smog and Internet addiction, then it is better not to be distracted, but just carry on.
7 out of 10